Imaging multidrug resistance with 4-[18F]fluoropaclitaxel.
Nucl Med Biol
; 34(7): 823-31, 2007 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a cause of treatment failure in many cancer patients. MDR refers to a phenotype whereby a tumor is resistant to a large number of natural chemotherapeutic drugs. Having prior knowledge of the presence of such resistance would decrease morbidity from unsuccessful therapy and allow for the selection of individuals who may benefit from the coadministration of MDR-inhibiting drugs. The Tc-99m-labeled single-photon-emitting radiotracers sestamibi and tetrofosmin have shown some predictive value. However, positron-emitting radiotracers, which allow for dynamic quantitative imaging, hold promise for a more accurate and specific identification of MDRtumors.MDR-expressing tumors are resistant to paclitaxel, which is commonly used as a chemotherapeutic agent. 4-[18F]Fluoropaclitaxel (FPAC) is a PET-radiolabeled analogue of paclitaxel. Preclinical studies have shown the uptake of FPAC to be inversely proportional to tumor MDR expression. FPAC PET imaging in normal volunteers shows biodistribution to be similar to that in nonhuman primates. Imaging in a breast cancer patient showed FPAC localization in a primary tumor that responded to chemotherapy, while failure to localize in mediastinal disease corresponded with only partial response.FPAC PET imaging shows promise for the noninvasive pretreatment identification of MDR-expressing tumors. While much additional work is needed, this work represents a step toward image-guided personalized medicine.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Paclitaxel
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Resistencia a Múltiples Medicamentos
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Resistencia a Antineoplásicos
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Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones
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Neoplasias
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Antineoplásicos
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nucl Med Biol
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA
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MEDICINA NUCLEAR
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos